Vittoria Farnese | |
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Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio | |
Tenure | 12 February 1648 – 10 August 1649 |
Born | Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza | 29 April 1618
Died | 10 August 1649 Modena, Duchy of Modena | (aged 31)
Spouse | Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena |
Issue | Vittoria d'Este |
House | House of Farnese (by birth) House of Este (by marriage) |
Father | Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma |
Mother | Margherita Aldobrandini |
Vittoria Farnese (29 April 1618 – 10 August 1649) was an Italian noblewoman.[1] She was born in Parma, the daughter of Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margherita Aldobrandini, niece of Pope Clement VIII. On 12 February 1648 she married Francesco I d'Este, widower of her sister Maria Farnese.[1][2] Vittoria died in Modena in 1649, dying while giving birth to the couple's only child, also called Vittoria (1649–1656). Francesco then married a third time, to Lucrezia Barberini, in Loreto in October 1654.